1025 La Bonita Drive, San Marcos, California 92078, US
(760) 744-0120
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About Lakehouse Hotel and Resort

The idyllic shoreline of Lake San Marcos is the draw for the Lakehouse Hotel and Resort outside San Diego. The property is home to a championship and executive golf course, multiple restaurants, a marina with electric and non-motor boat rentals, two saltwater pools and oversized hot tubs. The 1960s-era hotel holds onto its retro charms with hula hoop contests, board games, roasting S'mores and a lobby library. The semiprivate St. Mark Golf Club (6,400 yards) and par-58 executive course will please every level of player. 

Facts

Price Range$$, $$$
Property Class★★★★
Acres250
Year Opened1960
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsCasual, Bar
Room TypesRoom, Suite
Short CourseYes
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
MarinaYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
Room ServiceYes
ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Lakehouse Hotel and Resort

Reviews

3.9
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Drainage needs improvement, fix cart paths

Been golfing here for 10 years and doesn’t seem to be any improvement of soggy areas and fungusy muddy greens. Cart paths have been torn up for years and need to be repaved. Aprons are always sticky/wet.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New to the Neighborhood

We just purchased a vacation home on the 18th fairway and have been looking forward to play the course and get to know everyone. Luis, Cesar and Todd were Super Friendly and a Pleasure to deal with.

We were made to feel a part of the Family immediately which is exactly the atmosphere we were looking for.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Condition

Greens were very poor

Overall not well maintained

Not a great value for the condition

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Round!

Always fun to play here. Has more par 4s then most executive courses

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow and those tee boxes

So slow

And please fix your non existent tee boxes

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course review

The pace of play was atrocious. There should be monitoring for it. Was stuck behind a foursome that spent more time on the green trying to put than teeing off and playing their ball. It’s a course for an older crowd so I guess patience comes into play. Carts could use some work, duct tape on the seat isn’t the prettiest feel.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Awful conditions

I played this course for years and I’ve never seen the greens in such such horrible conditions. I asked one of the maintenance guys why the conditions were so poor and he said that there were problems with the irrigation system. There was a lot of moisture and and the greens are a disaster. Do not play this course at least until summer of 25 in the hopes that maybe they will start to improve conditions. I will not be playing this course again for quite some time.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee box in horrible conditions

I’ve played here on many occasions. This is the worset I’ve seen the tee box. We were told to quit and bring in the cart even though we had plenty of light for two more holes. Not cool when we paid extra for the carts. My boss and family were disappointed that we had to cut our rounds short.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

slow play kills

Don't play here on weekend unless you have 6 hours to complete your round!!

Fun but slow golf sucks!

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play not regulated

I love all the clubhouse,pro shop,and range improvements. I had not.golfed here since it changed from St Marks to " the Links.

Love the decor, staff is friendly.

Improvement needed on the condition of the greens. And some holes on the back 9 are in pretty poor shape.

The day would have been so much better if there was not a complete back up on the course. At the 2.5 hour mark, we only made it to the eighth hole, and.were 22 minutes behind pace of play according the the cart. I counted eight golf carts visually with in a 1/4 mile from each other. My friend called the pro shop to see if a marshall could.come create some relief. The person who answered said " its just a busy day on the course, there is not a marshall that will come." No concern what so ever. The wait became so ridiciuous and we were.losing daylight that we decided to quit on hole 15. Not ideal or a great experience. Perhaps a marshall would eliminate any future frustrating days of play on the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Garbage Tee Boxes

Worst “tee boxes” ever. Take beater clubs to play here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun par 3 course

Overall the course was in great condition but wet in some spots. Nice to have a par 3 course with some challenging par 4 holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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